An apparatus and method for the directing the discharge from an associated lawn mower includes an upper member operatively connected to the associated lawn mower, and having a first end for receiving the flow of material from the lawn mower, a bearing attached to the upper member and extending from an outer surface of the upper member, and a lower member rotatably connected to the upper member, the lower member having a channel near a first end for receiving the bearing, wherein the bearing slides along the channel as the lower member rotates relative to the upper member.